Ever since Brooklyn Nine-Nine aired on E4 here in England I've been stuck to the screen waiting for the next episode to come out. The show started off amazingly hilarious and seems to be just getting better. Each week you think that it's peak has been reached yet the following Thursday you're caught off guard by a new round of laughs and action brought to the table.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is set around the 99th precinct of the New York Police Department in Brooklyn, a department which coincidently is home to a range of kooky and unique characters.
Taking the lead is Andy Samberg who is famed for his role in Saturday Night Live as well as his comedy YouTube sensation band The Lonely Island. Obviously comedy is his speciality and in this starring role he does not disappoint. Playing Detective Jake Peralta, a laid back cop who somehow always gets the job done spectacularly, Samberg is able to portray his character through a range of slapstick comedy, puns and offensive jokes.
He is backed up by the precincts new Chief Of Department, Ray Holt, played expertly by Andre Braugher. This role is needed to be approached completely seriously and Braugher is perfect for this, with his constant straight face and his inability to laugh the chief plays the perfect counterpart to the relaxed Peralta.
Backing up these two are a variety of outstanding performances, including Charles Boyle, the clumsy, bumbling detective, the anger fueled Rosa Diaz and the stereotypical good two shoes that is Amy Santiago. Together this cast creates endless possibilities and directions for the show to go in, leaving the potential for plenty more seasons, all of which I will be more than happy to watch over and over.
All in all this show is a must see for any fans of similar comedies, for instance How I Met Your Mother and Scrubs and will be competing for me personally to become my most anticipated show each week.
Friday 21 March 2014
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Non-Stop Review
Liam Neeson is at his finest in Non-Stop, a mid-air tension packed blockbuster filled with surprises down every aisle.
Neeson plays his role of Bill Marks, US air marshal, perfectly through his portrayal of anger, suspicion and sympathy. When Marks boards a six hour flight from America to London he is unaware that it will be the most eventful flight of his life and minutes after take off he is threatened by a series of texts promising the death of one person on the plane every twenty minutes unless a one hundred and fifty million dollars is wired into the assailants bank account. However a series of plot twists soon follow and Marks is left with a lack of time and ideas of how to find the mystery threat to his career, country and life.
Throughout we also learn of Marks' personal problems, a seemingly never-ending list including but not limited to alcohol and cigarette addiction as well as the loss of his family, helping you connect and root for his character throughout.
The greatest element of the film though is how it will keep you guessing right to the very end. I personally love any film like this and constantly hazard my own guesses (almost every single one wrong) from the beginning of the film to the second it is concluded.
The range of characters helps add to this as each, coincidently, has the qualities to make them a potential suspect. Will it be the brutal NYPD cop, the cliqued Asian doctor or the sneaky redhead who is lucky enough to grab the seat next to Neeson? Well you'll have to go and see it yourself to find out I'm afraid. Trust me it's definitely worth a watch.
Final Judgement - 8.5/10 a highly enjoyable tension and action packed movie which will have you on the edge of your seat throughout.
Neeson plays his role of Bill Marks, US air marshal, perfectly through his portrayal of anger, suspicion and sympathy. When Marks boards a six hour flight from America to London he is unaware that it will be the most eventful flight of his life and minutes after take off he is threatened by a series of texts promising the death of one person on the plane every twenty minutes unless a one hundred and fifty million dollars is wired into the assailants bank account. However a series of plot twists soon follow and Marks is left with a lack of time and ideas of how to find the mystery threat to his career, country and life.
Throughout we also learn of Marks' personal problems, a seemingly never-ending list including but not limited to alcohol and cigarette addiction as well as the loss of his family, helping you connect and root for his character throughout.
The greatest element of the film though is how it will keep you guessing right to the very end. I personally love any film like this and constantly hazard my own guesses (almost every single one wrong) from the beginning of the film to the second it is concluded.
The range of characters helps add to this as each, coincidently, has the qualities to make them a potential suspect. Will it be the brutal NYPD cop, the cliqued Asian doctor or the sneaky redhead who is lucky enough to grab the seat next to Neeson? Well you'll have to go and see it yourself to find out I'm afraid. Trust me it's definitely worth a watch.
Final Judgement - 8.5/10 a highly enjoyable tension and action packed movie which will have you on the edge of your seat throughout.
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